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Holo · 05-10-2004, 01:57 PM

In case others haven't heard the new "open source" Kazaa Lite Plus w/Gnutella is a spyware ridden piece of shit.

Linko

*Update* Due to the reactions below and the fact that I posted this story, I did a spyware experiment. I cleaned my system with both Spybot Search and Destroy and Adaware 6 with latest updates. Then I set a restore point, then installed the program. I was greeted with no less than 34 entries and two new folders! The worst piece was Virtual Bouncer - extortion ware. From the Spyware-Guide website:

Danger Level: 4 [Explain]
Official Description: Claims to be an adware remover.

Comment: It drive-by installs, phones home after install, gives itself the right (in the EULA) to download and install software from its servers, and you have to *pay them* for a "subscription" with a credit card to have it removed, then opt out of having the "subscription" automatically renewed.

Because you must pay to have to removed, some have dubbed this "extorion ware".

Cute. The other nasty was Mindset Software, "FavoriteMan" they collect info and send it back to themselves including forms so you don't have to! Then they send you some targeted offers. How nice.

Fortunately, I was able to rid myself of these entries via Spybot, Adaware 6 and System Restore. But it was a hassle. Virtual Bouncer was in memory and had to be removed by Spybot on a reboot. Avoid this Kazaa from ZaZZer like the plauge. Thanks to the members reactions below and to Spitfire_x86, at least now we know this program is not recommended, so maybe we can stop anyone else from installing it. I apologize to anyone that put it on their machine. I thought it was legitimate. Apparently I was mistaken.

If you haven't installed it yet, don't. I'm glad I waited.

spived2 · 05-10-2004, 02:10 PM

Thanks for the heads up. This is why I still use the old kazaa lite k++ found at http://www.oldversion.com

Wyodiver33 · 05-10-2004, 03:03 PM

Thanks for the link, spived2.

Date the Banana · 05-10-2004, 05:25 PM

sigh...is _nothing_ sacred?

portwineboy · 05-11-2004, 07:24 PM

Ouch!

I will pass this along. Thank you.

Rawrr · 05-11-2004, 07:53 PM

KCEasy is a pretty nice p2p program I have been using it instead of K-Lite

http://www.kceasy.com/

DC++ is as well for sharing on hubs and such.

Fenton-J-Cool · 05-12-2004, 03:00 PM

You can still use the old Kazaa kpp easily, you just need to find one of the older versions. The last safe version, if I recall, is 2.43e

Try here if you're trying to track it down.

bannet · 05-12-2004, 03:53 PM

I use Kazaa Lite Resurrection and never had any problems

http://www.filesharingplace.com/startpage/main.htm

punx1325 · 05-14-2004, 01:13 PM

I have been using the old version and it has been working great. I don't see why people upgrade when the newer software has nothing better to offer.

Dilbert1234567 · 05-14-2004, 04:09 PM

i hate spy ware.

so god damn much

05-10-2004, 01:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Holo A Real American	Warning: don't use new K-lite Plus In case others haven't heard the new "open source" Kazaa Lite Plus w/Gnutella is a spyware ridden piece of shit. Linko Update Due to the reactions below and the fact that I posted this story, I did a spyware experiment. I cleaned my system with both Spybot Search and Destroy and Adaware 6 with latest updates. Then I set a restore point, then installed the program. I was greeted with no less than 34 entries and two new folders! The worst piece was Virtual Bouncer - extortion ware. From the Spyware-Guide website: Danger Level: 4 [Explain] Official Description: Claims to be an adware remover. Comment: It drive-by installs, phones home after install, gives itself the right (in the EULA) to download and install software from its servers, and you have to pay them for a "subscription" with a credit card to have it removed, then opt out of having the "subscription" automatically renewed. Because you must pay to have to removed, some have dubbed this "extorion ware". Cute. The other nasty was Mindset Software, "FavoriteMan" they collect info and send it back to themselves including forms so you don't have to! Then they send you some targeted offers. How nice. Fortunately, I was able to rid myself of these entries via Spybot, Adaware 6 and System Restore. But it was a hassle. Virtual Bouncer was in memory and had to be removed by Spybot on a reboot. Avoid this Kazaa from ZaZZer like the plauge. Thanks to the members reactions below and to Spitfire_x86, at least now we know this program is not recommended, so maybe we can stop anyone else from installing it. I apologize to anyone that put it on their machine. I thought it was legitimate. Apparently I was mistaken. If you haven't installed it yet, don't. I'm glad I waited. __________________ I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince

05-10-2004, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
spived2 Desert Rat Location: Arizona	Thanks for the heads up. This is why I still use the old kazaa lite k++ found at http://www.oldversion.com __________________ "This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." - V

05-10-2004, 03:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	Thanks for the link, spived2. __________________ I like stuff.

05-10-2004, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Date the Banana Insane Location: Japan	sigh...is _nothing_ sacred? __________________ all work and no play make Date something something

05-11-2004, 07:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	Ouch! I will pass this along. Thank you. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

05-11-2004, 07:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rawrr Insane Location: Virginia	KCEasy is a pretty nice p2p program I have been using it instead of K-Lite http://www.kceasy.com/ DC++ is as well for sharing on hubs and such. __________________ This revelation is the death of ignorance tangled in a state of suffocation slave to self righteousness damnation is on your lips

05-12-2004, 03:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fenton-J-Cool Insane Location: Toronto	You can still use the old Kazaa kpp easily, you just need to find one of the older versions. The last safe version, if I recall, is 2.43e Try here if you're trying to track it down. __________________ wra

05-12-2004, 03:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
bannet Tilted Location: Canada	I use Kazaa Lite Resurrection and never had any problems http://www.filesharingplace.com/startpage/main.htm

05-14-2004, 01:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
punx1325 Junkie Location: San Diego	I have been using the old version and it has been working great. I don't see why people upgrade when the newer software has nothing better to offer. __________________ If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is....

05-14-2004, 04:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	i hate spy ware. so god damn much __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen